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Notepad ++ is invaluable for writing code, I’ve used it for a long while now.
Also great is paint dot net which is a super advanced paint application that is borderline as good as photo shop, particularly when you add on all the community-created functionality.
Revo uninstaller is the first thing I put on a new machine before I delete all the bloatware that comes with a fresh install of windows. You would be surprised what is left over when you only use the built in ‘remove a program’ process.
Lastly, browser based but free and excellent, is sketch up, which is an architectural rendering application great for designing restaurants and retail spaces. A little bit of a learning curve but very smooth and functional once you get the hang of it.
Edit - VLC goes without saying right?
I've been using MPV instead of VLC for a few years now. I find it has more consistent support for a wider variety of files, though controlling it is a little harder and often requires you to look up keybinds (which to be fair I did all the time for VLC too).
Not to pick an argument, but as a dev VSCodium has been a significantly better experience. It's a good text editor, it's got good search functionality, can be used as an IDE, and has good support through extensions.
And more of a shallow reason, it's got much better dark mode support.